Join the College of Environment and Design at the
University of Georgia for the opening of the exhibition
"Altamaha: Visions of a Great American River " in the new,
expansive Owens Gallery on North Campus. The...

VOICES FROM THE AMERICAN LAND: THE GREAT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS
(A Celebration of
Mountain Landscape & Heritage)
September 23,
7:30pm
Community Room of Sylva Library
Complex
Jackson County Public Library,
Sylva, NC
Sponsored by: Tuckasegee Reader, Western North Carolina
Alliance, the Tuckasegee Alliance, the Canary Coalition, The
Wilderness Society, City Lights Bookstore, The Mad Batter
Caf?, New...

Three prizes of $200 each and publication in New Southerner will be
awarded for works of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction.
* 5,000 word limit for prose
* 50 line limit for poetry
* Entry Fee: $10 per entry
* Multiple entries accepted
* Postmark deadline: October 1, 2008
Final judges will...

The 2007 biennial conference of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) will officially begin with an evening reception and plenary on Tuesday, June 12, 2007. For the first time ASLE will be offering morning and afternoon pre-conference workshops and seminars (led...

Join Janisse Ray at Mercer University Press in Macon, Georgia, for a day-long writing workshop. Also a discussion of getting published with Dr. Marc Jolley (editor, Mercer University Press). 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration is $50.00. Pre-register at wildfire1491@yahoo.com.

Forest & Field
A Workshop for Creative Writers
with Janisse Ray
October 7-11, 2010
Reidsville, Georgia
Come write and study writing for a long weekend in a unforgettable place -- our organic farm in rural southern Georgia. The days begin with coffee and songbird walks, then a country breakfast, and...

A Nature Writing Workshop with Sue Cerulean
at
The FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory
Sunday, May 16th, 2010
9:00 AM until 4:00 PM
Cost $50 for Workshop ($40 for students)
Susan Cerulean, Workshop Leader,
is a long-time local writer, editor and naturalist. Her latest work is Unspoiled: Writers Speak for Florida's Gulf,...

NOVEMBER 7 ? 9, 2008
COLUMBIA, NORTH CAROLINA
The Southeastern United States faces multiple environmental challenges, from deforestation, drought, and development to climate change. Orion writer/activists Jan DeBlieu, Janisse Ray, and Erik Reece will take a small group deep into the territory of landscape, loss, and opportunity...

Three prizes of $200 each and publication in New Southerner will be awarded for works of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction.
* 5,000 word limit for prose
* 50 line limit for poetry
* Entry Fee: $10 per entry
* Multiple entries accepted
* Postmark deadline: October 1, 2008
...

1. The Importance of the Local -- John Lane, co-editor of The Woods Stretched for Miles and one of the founders of Hub City Writers Project (Spartanburg) talked about literature of place and why every place matters. The written word is powerful; as writers...

Come write and study writing for a long weekend in a unforgettable place -- Red Earth Farm in rural southern Georgia. The days begin with coffee and songbird walks, then a country breakfast, and proceed into morning classes on the craft of literary nonfiction and nature writing, surrounded by lovely views of coastal-plain forests and fields. Afternoons include hikes, yoga, farm experiences, and more writing. Evenings will be rich with bonfires, stargazing at the most amazing sky you

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